M5.4 earthquake near Pematangsiantar, North Sumatra

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Parapat, Indonesia on 11 Jul 2017, 01:24 UTC at a depth of 147 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Pematangsiantar, about 26 km away in North Sumatra, Indonesia.